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Not just another pretty face!

Miss Honey came to us with a sad history of severe abuse.
We learned that she was beaten by a former owner in the face, which rendered her permanently blind in her left eye.
This same horse had to endure the abuser's children throwing rocks and apples at her to make her run because they found it
amusing. How sad for her and for society that these people were never punished for what they did to her. But now
she is here and safe. The blindness in her left eye does not slow her down and she has full vision in the right eye.
Other than her one eye being blind, Honey is quite healthy. She has been fully examined by our vet and given a clean
bill of health. Our vet says he thinks she's around 10 years old based on her teeth. She has been vaccinated,
de-wormed regularly, has had her feet trimmed routinely, and has a negative Coggins test. Honey is a nice manageable
size, about 14.2h and about 900 lbs and we think is a Paso Fino cross. She is gaited! Honey is available for
adoption now.
Update: Honey has become quite a love-bug here. She
is very easy to work around now as long as you talk to her so she knows where you are in her space. She is not spooky or at
all aggressive. What she needs is someone that she can bond with.. we believe that once she has found her "special person"
there is nothing that she won't do to please him/her! I think her stout, hearty build will make her a great candidate
for team penning, competitive trail, endurance, or all day trail riding. She has been started under saddle with
our farrier/trainer, Katharine Horsey who agrees that she will be a nice horse for a calm, quiet, experienced rider who
wants to ride in events like competitive trail, team penning, or long trails. She is very smart and will test a new
rider, so she is really not suitable for beginner riders.
Last September, we brought Honey to the Benefit Show and she did unbelievably well! She
was entered in in-hand and riding classes and did very well in all of them, handling the sights and sounds of a show with
curiousity and enthusiasm but was very well behaved! She tried lots of knew things, including the trail class, barrels,
and even a jumping course! She placed in all of her classes and even won the water-race and came in second in the egg
on a spoon (that cute little shuffling gait of hers came in handy)! Not bad for a horse that has really only been ridden
about a dozen times. Big thanks to my dear friend Elisa, who rode her in the show and said, "if I had room in my barn, she'd
be in it!" How about you.... do you have room in YOUR barn for a bold, smart horse? Honey would
love to have a person of her own to really bring out her best! Adoption
fee: $500.
Cutter Late Bar

Cutter Late Bar, also known as "Bear," came to us from a loving home that could no longer afford to keep
him. Bear is a handsome 23 year old 15.3h AQHA registered sorrel stallion. He is very well behaved for a stallion,
though he does think he is 'all that!' He is up to date on all shots and had his teeth floated but he has significant
wear on his molars so he cannot chew hay. In spite of that, he is doing very well on a diet of soaked Hay Stretcher,
beet pulp and Carb Guard 3x a day.
April 2008 update: As is our policy, Bear was gelded by Dr. Sherburne and recovered nicely. Now
he can begin a new life as a gelding and best of all, no more babies!
August 2009 update: Bear was shown last fall in the Benefit show and placed 2nd in Halter. Not bad
for an old man! He was not shown in the riding classes, though, as he was not "in the mood." Since the show,
we have seen a considerable progression in the slinking of his back. He was swayed when he got here, but now he is REALLY
sway-backed and is starting to show signs of discomfort in his back, so he is not adoptable as a riding horse, only as a companion.
Spirit of Hope Farm Equine Shelter
& Rescue
Jen & Jess Winchester 853 Lebanon Rd. Winterport, ME 04496 (207) 223-5928
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